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13 Februari 2012

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:56:33 +0100

Topik Pejabat Pos dan surat

In this topic, we have looked at several formal letters and you have tried writing informal letters to Siti.

Words we have learned in class:

1.Sampul surat: Envelope
2.surat: letter { Glynnis tulis surat kepada Siti. Glynnis wrote a letter to Siti.}
3. setem: stamps
4. peti surat: letter box
5. posmen: postman
6.kirim: send { Terrence kirim surat kepada Siti yang tinggal di Malaysia. Terrence send a letter to Siti who is living in Malaysia. Joe kirim emel kepada Prof. Jim. Joe sent an email to prof. Jim.}
7. terima: receive { Charles terima surat daripada Siti. Charles received a letter from Siti. Scott menerima hadiah daripada Derek. Scott received a present from Derek. }
8. pengirim: sender
9. penerima: recipient
10.pejabat pos: post office

We also looked at a video related to Pos Malaysia. In this video, Lyn, who is a botanist, sent a letter to her mother on how she had arrived in her research grounds and her life there. Lyn kirim surat kepada emak dia.

New words from the video: (with lines from the video)

1. Cantik: beautiful. { Tempat ini besar dan cantik. KL lain. This place is big and beautiful. KL is different. }{ KL: Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. So we know that Lyn is originally from KL. Lyn berasal dari KL.}
You can also use it to describe a person, clothings, places, houses...etc. ( Pelakon itu cantik. That actress is beautiful **Note there is no gender in the word pelakon. But since "Cantik" is used here. we assume that it is an actress that is being described)

2. hutan: forest or jungle. { Kami naik jip, sampan, jalan di hutan baru sampai. We rode a jeep, a relatively flat-bottomed boat and walk in the forest before we finally arrived.}

3.air paip: piped water

4. bunga: flowers { Bunga yang ibu suka ada banyak kat sini. There are abundance of flowers that mum likes here}

5. rindu: miss/ missing someone { Lyn kat sini 6 bulan. Rindu kat ibu. Lyn is here for 6 months. I miss you very much.) Note ** kat is short for dekat. It is usually used in casual speech context, kat has the function very similar to prepositions. Saya duduk kat sana. I sat there or literally means "close to there'.

10 Februari 2012

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:58:00 +0100

Arah

We have learned directions in class. You could describe the location of a place by using the words above.
Contohnya:

1. CSEAS terletak di sebelah barat Center for Latin American Studies.
2.walmart terletak di sebelah utara kampus NIU etc.

The suffix -kan:

When the suffix -kan is used with Verbs, it also indicates a sort of a favor, that is the action is done for the sake of the speaker.

  Observe the following:

*Matt nak ke kedai? Belikan saya ubat batuk. {Are you (Matt) going to the shop? Buy me some cough medicine.}

*Bacakan surat ini.Saya tak bawa cermin mata saya. {Read this letter for me.I didn't bring my glasses.}

It can also be imperative forms or in other words, to order someone to do something.

*Kosongkan botol itu. {Empty the bottle}

*Bangunkan abang. { Wake your brother up}

9 Februari 2012

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:02:48 +0100

Cerita tentang pagi pelajar

Esei 1:Hari Isnin: Cerita Pagi Saya (Scott)

Saya bangun pada pukul sembilan pagi dan saya mandi. Saya makan dengan sudu. Saya minum air. Saya berus gigi saya. Saya tulis borang transkrip. Ada dua borang transkrip.

Saya pergi ke pejabat dan bekerja di Center for Southeast Asian Studies. Dari flet saya, saya pusing kanan dan jalan terus ke stesen bas. Saya pergi ke center dengan bas. Saya baca tentang anak SEAYLP dan guru mereka. Saya tulis emel kepada Prof. Johns tentang guru Indonesia dari Surabaya.
Esei 2: Cerita tentang pagi saya (Matt)

Saya bangun pada tujuh-empat puluh lima pagi ini. Pertama, saya pergi bekerja. Untuk tiga jam, saya cuci pinggan, piring, mangkuk, sudu dan pisau di Neptune Dining. Sesudah itu, saya mandi dan pakai losyen tangan. Sesudah itu, saya pergi ke kelas. Di kelas itu, cakap tentang negara Asia tenggara. Sesudah kelas, makan di restoran Cina "Great Wall" dengan Derek. Juga pergi ke CSEAS dengan dia. Di rumah saya, saya berus gigi dan bawa beg. Sesudah itu, jalan ke kelas dengan Glynnis. Kami jalan ke Jalan Lucinda dari apartmen dia. Di Lucinda, kami pusing kiri. Sampai di HSC, jalan terus ke MLK Commons. Sesudah itu, jalan terus ke Swen Parson dan Altgeld sehingga sampai di Still Gym. Kelas Melayu di dalam building ini.

Esei 3: Cerita pagi saya (Tracy)

Saya bangun pukul sembilan pagi. Saya mandi untuk lima belas minit. Sesudah itu, saya pakai baju hijau dan seluar hitam. Saya minum kopi. Sesudah itu, saya pergi ke kelas dengan bas pada pukul sembilan lima puluh pagi. Saya pergi ke kelas Inggeris di Reavis. Dari rumah, jalan terus di Jalan Normal dan pusing kanan di Jalan Lucinda. Jalan terus dan sampai di Reavis di sebelah kiri.

Esei 4: Cerita pagi saya (Derek)

Saya bangun pukul enam pagi untuk pergi ke gym. Saya membina otot bicep saya dan abs saya.
Saya balik ke rumah pukul sembilan pagi untuk makan makanan
dan mandi. Saya makan dua telur, roti, yogurt, dan pisang. Saya minum
air dan jus. Saya berjalan dari rumah saya ke kelas. Dari jalan
Pappas, pusing kiri ke varsity dan pusing kiri ke Annie Glidden. Terus
di Annie, pusing kanan ke Lucinda sampai di Dusable di sebelah kanan.
Saya pergi ke kelas pada pukul sebelas pagi dan ada kelas sehingga kini.

Esei 5: Cerita pagi Joe
Saya bangun pada pukul enam pagi. Saya berus gigi dan makan buah-buahan. Saya mandi dengan sabun dan sikat rambut saya. Sesudah itu, saya pergi ke kelas dengan kereta. Ikut Jalan 23, jalan terus dan pusing kanan. Ikut Jalan 23 untuk lima puluh minit. Sesudah itu, pusing kiri di Jalan Lincoln, pusing kanan di Jalan Annie Glidden, dan pusing kanan di Jalan Lucinda. Sampai di Music Bldg di sebelah kanan.

Esei 6: Cerita pagi Glynnis
Pagi ini saya bangun pada pukul lima pagi sebab sakit perut. Saya tidur lagi dan bangun semula pada pukul lapan pagi. Saya berus gigi dan cuci muka. Saya makan kuih cina dan saya minum kopi. Saya pakai baju warna ungu. Saya jalan kaki ke music building pada pukul lapan setengah pagi. Saya main piano untuk setengah jam. Sesudah itu, saya ada kelas Sejarah Muzik pada pukul sembilan pagi.
*note- semula> again.

*** Mandi- take a bath, shower. "Mandi" does not mean wash. So, you can't say "mandi muka" or "mandi tangan". There are other words for that like "cuci" or "basuh".

You can use basuh words like >>> "basuh tangan" "basuh baju"
Cuci>>>cuci pinggan, cuci muka, cuci tangan
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When you are writing about "Rutin pagi saya" atau " Cerita pagi saya", you can use words like "Mulai" or "Mula-mula" to help describe your day and end the story with "Akhirnya......"

*mula- start

* Mulai( mula + suffix -i )- from

You can click on the player below to hear how it is pronounced. {mula , mulai, mulai hari ini}

I'm sure you have seen "mulai" a couple of times and even in one of our quizzes! (HINT: Mulai pukul berapa hingga pukul berapa?)

Akhirnya - Finally

A sample short essay using "Mulai" and "akhirnya":

Saya bangun pada pukul lapan pagi. Saya berus gigi saya dan mandi. Sesudah itu, saya makan sarapan. Saya makan telur dan roti. Sedap! Saya minum kopi.Saya ada kelas mulai pukul sembilan pagi hingga sepuluh pagi. Sesudah kelas, saya pergi ke pejabat pos. Akhirnya, saya balik rumah pada pukul 2 petang.

* Mulai can be used alone without being followed by "hingga".

E.g. Mulai pukul 8.30 pagi saya pergi ke kelas. { I go to class starting from 8.30a.m.}

E.g. Mulai hari Isnin saya ada cuti musim Bunga. { Starting from Monday, I will have my spring break.}

Zodiak Cina

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:43:35 +0100

Salam Sejahtera Semua!!

We learned the about the Chinese Zodiac. There are 12 animals represented in it. This cycle will rotate every year. This year is the year of the Dragon. (no wonder Dekalb isn't that cold this year~) So, in class we learned the 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac. And interestingly, each animal represents a certain characteristic. So if you were born in the year of dragon, you are as fiery as the dragon!

Nama Haiwan/ Binatang Zodiak Cina. [ Animals: Haiwan/ Binatang E.g. Ada banyak haiwan di zoo. >>There are many animals at the zoo.]

Tikus- Rat
Lembu- Cow
Harimau- Tiger
Arnab- Rabbit
Naga- Dragon
Ular- Snake
Kuda- Horse
Kambing- Goat
Monyet- Monkey
Ayam- Chicken
Anjing- Dog
Babi- Pig

We also did the character analysis for a few famous people like Jackie Chan and Yuna (the Malaysian singer). Below are few example of sentences.

Jackie Chan lahir pada tahun kuda.
Jackie Chan was born on the year of horse.

Jackie Chan lari laju, macam kuda.
Jackie Chan runs fast, like a horse.

For the first sentence, which is 'Jackie Chan lahir pada tahun kuda', notice the word 'pada'. It this context, it means 'on', referring to the date or the year.However, it does not necessarily mean "on".

"Pada"---a preposition in Malay which is often used with time.

Examples of usage you might have encountered in our previous lessons:

1. Dia pergi ke kelas Bahasa Melayu pada pukul 3 petang setiap hari. {He goes to the Malay Class at 3p.m. every day.}

2. Mereka pergi ke Parti Merdeka di rumah Prof. Jim pada malam ini. { They are going to the Merdeka Party at Prof Jim's house tonight.}

3. NIU ada konsert muzik pada hari Rabu. {NIU has a music concert on Wednesday.}

4. Penyanyi popular Malaysia,Yuna dilahirkan pada tahun 1986. { The popular Malaysian singer, Yuna is born in1986.)

Notice that "pada" is used in front of time, days of the week, parts of the day and year. "Pada" can also mean "with". However, we will not go into that particular function. We will stick with "dengan" in order to avoid confusion.

We will discuss more about prepositions in Malay in detail in future posts.

7 Februari 2012

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:17:57 +0100

Topik: Kerjaya

Hello students!

Do you still remember our lesson about career? We learned the word 'KERJAYA' which means career. The word was derived from the root word KERJA which means work. Some of you had asked whether it is related with BEKERJA. Of course it does because BEKERJA means to work/ working. After adding the prefix Ber- , the "r" is dropped for the sake of euphony. Other examples are belajar( from ajar), berenang (from renang). In the case of these verbs, they indicate an action performed by doer to himself. No other party or other person is involved.

We also managed to learn and remember few occupations in Malay. Here are the list of occupations that we learned that day.

Polis - Police
Doktor - Doctor
Jururawat - Nurse
Posmen - Postman
Cikgu/ guru - Teacher
Juruterbang - Pilot
Angkasawan - Astronaut
Hakim - Judge
Chef - Chef
Jurugambar - Photographer

Here are few examples:

1. Scott bekerja sebagai posmen.(Scott works as a postman)
2. Michael Pastor seorang hakim di Amerika. Dia hakim kes Dr.Conrad Murray, doktor Michael Jackson. ( Michael Pastor is a judge in America. He is the judge of Dr. Conrad Murray's case.)

Other than that, we also learned the word 'Tandatangan' which means signature/initial.

Aside from that, we have also learned about Chef Wan, a popular celebrity chef (chef selebriti) in Malaysia.

Remember the news article we read in class?

Terbaik Chef Wan Selepas 25 tahun

***Terbaik- Prefix ter-, root word Baik . The prefix functions as a superlative form of an adjective. Thus, terbaik means the best. However, be warned that only certain Adjectives can take the prefix ter to form the superlative.Only through extensive reading can you tell which Adjectives can take on this prefix. We shall learn a different form of superlative soon.

Selepas- after { Selepas has similar meaning as Sesudah. It can be used as a sentence connectors. }

E.g. Saya bangun pukul tujuh pagi. Selepas berus gigi, saya makan telur dan minum susu. (I woke up at 7 a.m.. After brushing my teeth, I ate an egg and drank milk.)
E.g. Dia pergi ke kelas Bahasa Melayu pada pukul 3 petang. Selepas itu, dia pergi ke pejabat pos. (He went to the Malay class at 3 p.m. After that, he went to the post office.)

Duta- ambassador ( Chef Wan dilantik sebagai Duta Ikon Pelancongan Malaysia Airlines pada 2010) {Chef Wan was elected as the ambassador of Tourism Icon Malaysia Airlines in 2010)

itik- duck

mukasurat- page/-s ( Another word with the same meaning in Malay is halaman. Muka by itself means face.

6 Februari 2012

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:13:19 +0100

Rumah Terbuka

A practice known as "open house" (rumah terbuka) is common during the festivities, especially during Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Deepavali, Chinese New Year, and Christmas. Open house means that all well-wishers are received and that everyone, regardless of background, is invited to attend. Open houses are normally held at the home of the host and foods are prepared by the host. There are also open houses held at larger public venues, especially when hosted by government agencies or corporations.

Source: Wikipedia
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Kita sudah belajar tentang Perayaan Tahun Baru Cina dan juga pergi ke rumah Prof. Jim untuk jamuan Tahun Baru Cina.

You have also been assigned to write a laporan (report) tentang Jamuan di Rumah Prof Jim.

In this class, we looked at a video of Sambutan Rumah Terbuka along with a news article related to the video.

Some of the new words we have learned that day~

1. Perdana menteri: Prime minister
In Malaysia, we do not have a " Presiden" but we do have "Perdana Menteri". Perdana Menteri Malaysia bernama Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. { *Datuk Seri is a title}

2. Menteri: minister

3. hujan: rain

4.berwarna-warni: colorful
E.g. Naga dalam video itu berwarna-warni. { The dragon in the video is colorful}
E.g. Baju dia berwarna-warni. {His shirt is colorful}

4. Budaya: Culture

We also looked at a Chinese New Year Commercial by Petronas which is about rivalry between two Chinese families set in the old days in Malaysia.

We have encountered some new words in the video:

1, Atuk- Another word for "datuk" or grandfather.
2. tampan- good-looking (for men)

One of the questions in the worksheet was "Dua keluarga ini ada apa yang hampir sama?"

hampir sama- almost the same [ sama=same]
The right answer is shown in the video >>> i) nama kedai ii) barang jualan iii) kereta {the name of the shops, sales goods and their cars}

In the video, Thambii shouted, "Tauke, Kita menang!" "Tauke" is a form of Chinese dialect which means Boss or employer.

Also, in the video the mother told her daughter "Macam itulah saya kenal Papa" {that's how I met your father}

*Kenal- know or meet or recognize. E.g. Saya kenal dia tiga tahun dahulu. { I got to know him three years ago/ I met him three years ago.} E.g. Saya kenal mak dia. { I know her mother.}

25 Januari 2012

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:17:50 +0100

Selamat MenyambutTahun Baru Cina!!

sambut welcome someone, usher in ( a new year), celebrate a festival (like Christmas or Chinese New Year).

menyambut welcome usher in, celebrate. (With men- in front that means it's a more formal way of speaking.)

Mereka menyambut Hari Krismas pada Ahad lepas.

They celebrated Christmas last Sunday.

disambut be welcomed, be ushered in, be celebrated. (The di- in front means it is like a passive form in English.)

Hari Natal akan disambut di rumah ibu bapa saya.

Christmas will be celebrated at my parent's home.

Hari Natal baru-baru ini disambut di rumah kakaknya.

Christmas was recently celebrated at his older sister's house."

sambutan a welcome, a celebration. (As we learned last semester, adding -an can make verbs into nouns. Remember

makan 'eat' --> makanan 'food'

minum 'drink' --> minuman 'beverage, drinks'.)

Sambutan Tahun Baru 2011 dan Hari Natal.

The Celebration of the New Year 2011 and Christmas Day.

(Look for and find these sentences, with menyambut, disambut and sambutan.

We learned that Tahun Baru means "New Year". So when we celebrated New Year on 1st of January 2012, we wish each other "Selamat Tahun Baru".

* Baru- New

E.g. Nellese ada telefon bimbit baru.{ Nellese has a new handphone}

Saya beli kasut baru di JC Penney. {I bought new shoes at JC Penney}

Now we are going to look at an important holiday celebrated by the Chinese community in Malaysia (and from other parts of the world)- Tahun Baru Cina [ Chinese New Year] which falls on 23rd of January 2012.

Orang Cina meraikan Tahun Baru Cina selama 15 hari. { Chinese celebrate Chinese New Year for 15 days.}

"Selama" usually means "for" in terms of time duration as exemplified in the sentence above.

E.g. Nabilah: Berapa lama Jocelyn belajar di Universiti Malaya? { How long have you studied in University of Malaya?}

Jocelyn: Saya belajar di Universiti Malaya selama 4 tahun. /Selama 4 tahun. {I studied in University of Malaya for 4 years./ 4 years?}

"Selama" can also mean "while"

E.g. Selama ini dia tinggal di New York. {All this while he has lived in New York.}

Kita juga sudah belajar tentang elemen-elemen penting Tahun Baru Cina.

*penting- important

Elemen-elemen penting ada dalam foto/ gambar di bawah.

1) Jamuan makan dengan keluarga

Like Christmas, families gather to have a big dinner, which is also call a reunion dinner, on Chinese New Year's eve.

Orang Cina ada jamuan makan dengan keluarga sehari sebelum Tahun Baru Cina.

* Jamuan- party

*Jamuan Makan- feast

2) Ibu bapa / orang tua beri "ang pau" kepada anak-anak/ cucu-cucu

One of the traditions during Chinese New Year is giving red packets to children or generally people who are not married yet.(orang yang belum kahwin). Red packets are filled with money and the color Red is believed to bring good luck.

*Ang Pau berwarna merah.

Ibu bapa (Emak bapa) memberi ang pau kepada anak.

Datuk dan nenek memberi ang pau kepada cucu mereka.

mem-beri:to give

3) Tarian Singa dan Tarian Naga

Singa- Lion

Naga- Dragon

*Tahun ini tahun Naga.

Tarian- Dance

penari- dancer

menari- to dance, dancing

Dalam iklan Tahun Baru Cina Petronas, Thambiii penari tarian singa.

We shall look at that commercial in another post.

4) Main Mercun dan Bunga Api

Another tradition in Chinese New Year is to light firecrackers and fireworks to ward off bad luck and evil spirits. It is also to signify a joyful celebration of the year.

Mercun- firecrackers

Bunga api- fireworks

E.g. Saya suka main mercun semasa Tahun Baru Cina. { I like to play/ light firecrackers during Chinese New Year.}

Note: "main" here does not carry the usual meaning of play.

*semasa- during

Last but not least, here is a video clip of a very unique Lion dance performance which incorporates Malay and Indian Musical instruments.

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Artikel : Warna merah untuk lebih bertuah sempena Tahun Naga

Tanglung yang berwarna merah

We have learned about one of the important decorations during Chinese New Year- Tanglung. We read about it in a "artikel surat khabar".

Regarding the title of the article, "lebih bertuah" means " to have more luck" [ lebih- more (use in comparative which we will learn later in the semester; tuah- luck] As a whole, the title says " Red color for more luck in conjunction with the Year of the Dragon"

We discussed the locations where the Tanglung are hung. {...banyak digantung di rumah-rumah, gedung membeli-belah dan pejabat-pejabat di Lembah Klang}

Digantung consists of the root word- gantung (hang) and the prefix (di- for passive forms)

membeli-belah- shopping / to shop

E.g. Saya suka membeli-belah di JC Penney. ( I like to shop at JC Penney)

E.g. Keluarga saya pergi membeli-belah pagi tadi. ( My family went shopping this morning.)

In this case, gedung membeli-belah refers to the shopping stores/ centers or possibly warehouses.

pejabat- office ( the duplication of pejabat indicates many in numbers)

"menghiasi rumah dengan tanglung merah"- decorating the house with red lanterns.

Menghiasi- hias as the root word for "to decorate/ to adorn"

Eg. Adik saya menghiasi bilik dia dengan bunga-bunga ros.

We have also discussed the ordinal numbers:

yang pertama , first yang keenam, sixth

yang kedua, second yang ketujuh, seventh

yang ketiga, third yang kelapan, eighth

yang keempat, fourth yang kesembilan, ninth

yang kelima, fifth yang kesepuluh, tenth and so on..

Notice that with the exceptiion of first (yang pertama), the rest are formed by placing the word yang and prefix-ke immediately before the numeral. A noun, when used, comes before the ordinals. {bilik yang pertama, hari yang keempat etc)

E.g. Naga haiwan yang keberapa dalam zodiak cina? {What is the order of the dragon in the Chinese zodiac?}

Haiwan yang kelima. { The fifth animal}

1 December 2011

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:37:17 +0100

Sukan

Jenis Sukan:

1. Bola Sepak (soccer)

A: Suka sukan apa? (what sports do you like?)
B: Saya suka sukan bola sepak. (I like soccer.)

You can also say, " Saya suka main bola sepak." (I like to play soccer.)

A: Apa warna baju pemain bola sepak dalam gambar itu? ( What are the colors of the players' jerseys in the picture?)

B:Tiga orang pemain berbaju merah dan putih. Seorang pemain berbaju kuning dan hitam. ( Three players' shirts has the color of red and white. One player's shirt has the color of yellow and black.)

A: Main bola sepak di mana? (where do you play soccer?)

B :Di padang. (At the field)

A: Ada berapa orang pemain dalam satu pasukan? (There are how many players in a team?)
B: Ada sebelas orang dalam satu pasukan. (There are 11 players in a team)

Gol: goal
Jaring: net
Penjaga goal: Goalkeeper
Padang: field

2. Bola Keranjang (Basketball)

A:Main bola keranjang di mana? (Where do you play basketball?)

B:Di gelanggang. (in the basketball court.)

A:Ada berapa pasukan dalam permainan bola keranjang? (There are how many teams in the basketball game?)
B: Ada dua pasukan. (There are two teams)

3. Lumba Basikal
( Bicycle race)

Saya suka menonton perlumbaan basikal di TV. ( i like to watch bicycle race on the TV)

Sukan lain (Other sports):

1. Lari pecut: Sprint
2. renang: swimming
3. besbol: baseball
4. boling: bowling

Words we have learned in class:
1. Menang: Win
2. Kalah: Lose
3. perlawanan: match, tournament
4. jurulatih: coach
5. pengadil: referee

November 30, 2011

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:44:54 +0100

In earlier classes we learned about how to refer to parts of our bodies, and we also looked at medicine ads to match up those words with medicines and illnesses. We looked at photos and postcards, brochures and newspaper ads. We learned:

kepala 'head'
rambut 'hair'
mata 'eye'
telinga 'ear'
hidung 'nose'
mulut 'mouth'
bibir 'lip'
lidah 'tongue'
gigi 'teeth'
bahu 'shoulder'
tangan 'arm, hand'
otot 'muscle'
dada 'chest'
perut 'stomach'
kaki 'leg'
lutut 'knee'
leher 'neck'

At the pharmacies in Malaysia, they sell medicines for all kinds of ailments.

ubat 'medicine'
sakit kepala 'headache'
sakit perut 'stomach ache diarrhoea'
penyakit jantung 'heart disease'
sakit otot 'sore muscle'
penyakit kulit 'skin disease'
sakit tangan 'pain in the arm or hand'

Kalau sakit kepala, nak beli ubat apa?
If you have a headache, what medicine will you buy?

Rambut saya gugur, ada ubat apa untuk itu?
My hair is falling out, what's the medicine for that?

Mereka minum banyak bir di Melaka, jadi sakit kepala. Shannon minum air saja, tapi Mike makan ubat Excedrin.
They drank a lot of beer in Melaka, so they had head aches. Colleen just drank water, but Charles took Excedrin.

Pada musim sejuk, kulit saya kering. Saya pakai ubat intensive care untuk kulit saya.
In the cold season, my skin is dry. I use intensive care medicine for my skin

Kalau sakit jantung mereka makan oatmeal saja. Tapi saya makan ubat antikolesterol.
If they have heart problems, they just eat oatmeal. But I take anti-cholestrol medicine.

Oh, and there are a few useful words here too:

gugur fall off, fall out. This can be used about hair loss, but it is also the word used for the falling of leaves during Autumn. Sekarang daun gugur. 'Now the leaves are falling.'

jadi- therefore, so (this is one of the meanings of jadi.)

musim season. In Malaysia there are musim hujan 'rainy season' and musim panas 'dry (hot) season'. In America there are musim sejuk winter,musim bunga 'spring', musim panas summer and musim gugur/luruh autumn.

kering 'dry'
pakai 'use, wear (clothes)'
kalau 'if'

We also looked at a few IKLAN UBAT:

One of them is ubat batuk Cap Ibu dan Anak.

Iklan ini tentang ubat batuk cap Ibu dan Anak.
This advertisement is about a cough medicine of the brand Ibu dan Anak.

Cap: brand, mark, seal, stamp or print.
batuk: cough

Ibu means the same thing as Emak.

We also looked at iklan Panadol ActiFast.

Kalau demam, pakai ubat apa? ( If you had a fever, use what medicine?)
Pakai Panadol ActiFast. (Use Panadol ActiFast.)

Kalau sakit kepala, pakai ubat apa?
Panadol ActiFast juga. (Panadol Actifast as well.)

And also, we looked at a toothpaste ad. (Ubat gigi Safi)

So when the two words become a compound word - Ubat gigi , it does not mean it's a medicine for the teeth but rather toothpaste
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Oktober 25, 2011

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:06:01 +0100

Borang Peraduan

Last Friday, we looked at Borang Peraduan (Dutch Lady) and many of you may have already guessed that 'borang' means 'form'. And some of you have guessed correctly that it was a contest form. If so, 'peraduan' should mean 'contest' or 'competition'.

Some of you may recalled that I have asked a question , "Borang peraduan apa?" {What type of contest form?}

Most of you answered correctly, " Borang peraduan Minum Banyak Menang Banyak". { Drink a lot Win a lot Contest form}

* menang-win { NIU menang Homecoming Game}

Another question asked in class was " Borang peraduan ada maklumat apa?"

These were some of the answers that you have given in class:

1) bila peraduan?
2) hadiah apa?
3) nama, umur, alamat, nombor telefon...
4) gambar

*hadiah- prize, gift, present, award

Below are some of the questions you have answered in the worksheet:

A) " Boleh menang apa dalam Peraduan Minum Banyak Menang Banyak?"
{What can you win in the Drink A Lot Win A Lot contest?}

One of you answered " wang tunai."

**In this context, "wang tunai" refers to cash prizes. Usually, "wang tunai" means cash.

Another student answered. " Termos eksklusif Dutch Lady " { Exclusive Dutch Lady thermos }

B) "Ada berapa langkah?"
{How many steps are there?} [ * langkah- step]

"Ada lima langkah" is the correct answer. {There are five steps}

However, if you are referring to a specific numbered step, the number comes after "langkah".

{E.g. Langkah empat- Lengkapkan borang penyertaian ini}

Other words we have learned in class:

1) Negeri: State (Negeri Illinois, negeri Indiana, negeri Melaka)

2) Negara: country ( negara Malaysia)

3)penuh: Full {name penuh- full name} However, do not use "penuh" to say you're full after a big meal. Direct translation in a different context won't work. There is another word for that. " Kenyang"

4)pejabat: office { nombor pejabat: office telephone number}

5)bimbit: In this context (forms), bimbit means cellphone number. Sometimes, 'no. telefon bimbit/ nombor telefon bimbit" which has the same meaning is used. " Telefon bimbit" means cellphone. "bimbit" by itself means to carry or portable.

6) jumlah: total

7) nilai: value or { bernilai means to have the value of}

8) utama: { we came across " Hadiah Utama" while discussing about contest forms. Utama means main or major. So, hadiah utama is the main prize.}

9) Isi - to fill { E.g. Isi borang which means fill out the form.}